After nearly 11 years of operation, The Pirates League makeover experience is set to close this summer at Magic Kingdom.
The Pirates League to close at Magic Kingdom this summer
Celebrate Pirate’s Week at the Magic Kingdom as part of Limited Time Magic
Inspired by “Talk Like a Pirate Day,” the latest Limited Time Magic event comes to the Magic Kingdom starting Monday, Sept. 23 through 29, 2013 with Pirate’s Week. [Read more…]
Photo Finds: Zebras at Animal Kingdom, Pirates mini golf and More – Dec. 12, 2012
By Kevin Yee
We swing by the new finale to Kilimanjaro Safari to see the zebras in action, and poke our heads into a few stores to see recent changes. Join us as we also tour Pirates Mini Golf in Crossroads, just outside Downtown Disney (and also visible from Interstate 4). It’s one of the better-themed golf courses in the theme-heavy area of Central Florida!
Fall 2009 issue of Orlando Attractions Magazine is now shipping
The Fall 2009 issue of Orlando Attractions Magazine is now shipping!
Feature articles in this issue include:
• COVER STORY: Rock ‘n’ Ride
Blast off with Orlando’s newest, most high-tech roller coaster, the Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit at Universal Studios.
• Filling Florida with Fright
Busch Gardens & Universal Studios give Central Florida some of the best scares in the United States with Howl-O-Scream and Halloween Horror Nights.
• A Pirate To Go With My Princess
Disney opens the Pirates League.
• Q&A with Author Cory Doctorow
• Skipper Ben’s Top 10 Scariest Attraction Scenes
• Dive In to the Drive-In
at Disney’s Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater Restaurant.
• Mini Golfing
For family fun away from the parks, swing by one of the area’s themed mini golf courses.
• A Contemporary “Welcome Home”
Bay Lake Tower is Disney’s newest Vacation Club addition.
You can order the Fall 2009 issue here.
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Sisters get opposing makeovers at Disney's Pirates League and Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique, Video and Photos
We recently had the chance to follow two young girls as they ventured into the Magic Kingdom for makeovers. One wanted to become a princess at the Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique inside Cinderella Castle and the other made her way into Adventureland to join the scallywags at the Pirates League.
You can read about their journeys in an article written by our own “Out of the Loop” writer Andy Guinigundo in the Fall 2009 issue of Orlando Attractions Magazine.
To accompany the article, here is a fun video I put together documenting the two girls’ makeovers:
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Thanks to Andy’s daughters Abby and Isabella for putting up with our cameras during their makeovers.
Fall 2009 issue of Orlando Attractions Magazine now available for preview and pre-order
The Fall 2009 issue of Orlando Attractions Magazine is now available for preview and pre-order.
Feature articles in this issue include:
• COVER STORY: Rock ‘n’ Ride
Blast off with Orlando’s newest, most high-tech roller coaster, the Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit at Universal Studios.
• Filling Florida with Fright
Busch Gardens & Universal Studios give Central Florida some of the best scares in the United States with Howl-O-Scream and Halloween Horror Nights.
• A Pirate To Go With My Princess
Disney opens the Pirates League.
• Q&A with Author Cory Doctorow
• Skipper Ben’s Top 10 Scariest Attraction Scenes
• Dive In to the Drive-In
at Disney’s Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater Restaurant.
• Mini Golfing
For family fun away from the parks, swing by one of the area’s themed mini golf courses.
• A Contemporary “Welcome Home”
Bay Lake Tower is Disney’s newest Vacation Club addition.
If you subscribe now, you’ll be among the first to receive the new Fall 2009 issue when it begins to be mailed in mid-September.
So preview and pre-order the Fall 2009 issue here and pre-order a copy or subscribe today.
Photos: New Pirates League at the Magic Kingdom transforms guests into swashbucklers
The Pirates League is the newest buccaneer adventure in the Magic Kingdom, featuring makeovers that turn theme park guests into savvy swashbucklers. Depending on the pirate package, a trained Pirate Master can transform boys, girls (ages 3 and up) and grownups into pirates, buccaneers and maidens using facial effects, fake scars, removable teeth, hats, bandanas and other costume accessories. Included in each of the three packages offered: a sword and sheath, earring and eye patch, temporary tattoo, exclusive pirate coin necklace, map case folder, a personalized pirate oath and a pirate portrait.
Here’s a look inside:
Pictured inside the Pirates League are a few of the trained “Pirate Masters” that transform boys, girls (ages 3 and up) and grownups into buccaneers and maidens.
Here, an adult guest receives the “Multi-Eyed Jack” makeover. (Note that his eyes are actually closed in the picture.)
A young boy receives one of many pirate makeovers.
Pirates League coming to Magic Kingdom
Our Disney friend Shawn Slater has posted some details of a new experience coming to the Magic Kingdom – Pirates League. It will sort of be the pirate version of the Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boutique. It’s under construction in Adventureland.
From http://disneyshawn.blogspot.com
Opening in late June 2009 in Adventureland at the Magic Kingdom Park is the Pirates League, an all-new immersive experience where young Guests may assume pirate identities, be transformed into a pirate by a Pirate Master, and gain access to a secret treasure room.
Check out the DisneyShawn Blog for more info.